ARITA c.1730 – 1750 Japanese Porcelain
An 18th Century Japanese Porcelain Model of a Carp Leaping the Lungmen Falls, Arita Kilns c.1730-1750. Made From a Two Piece Mould, the Tail and Fins were Made Separately and Luted to the Body. The Carp is Depicted in a Dynamic Pose Bent at the Tail Forcing the Body Upwards, Open Mouthed with it`s Barbles Pushed Back to it`s Eyes it is Clearly Struggling. It is Decorated in Underglaze Blue, Pale Iron-Oxide, Red and Gold.
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- Condition
- In perfect condition
- Size
- Height : 11.5 cm (4 1/2 inches)
- Provenance
- N/A
- Stock number
- 24156
- References
- For two Japanese porcelain carp of this form and size from a French private collection dated to c.1700-1720 see : Kakiemon, Une Europe Sous L`Influence Du Japon A Travers La Porcelaine Aux 17eme Et 18eme Siecles Collections Privees (Vincent L`Herrou,Tomate & Risson, undated c.2006) page 60. Another Japanese porcelain carp of this model dated to mid-18th century is in the Ashmolean Museum, see : Japanese Export Porcelain, Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oliver Impey, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam,2002. ISBN 90-74822-16-9) page 238, plate 417. The catalogue illustrates a sketch of a similar leaping carp, but on a rockwork base, by St Aubin on an auction catalogue from the Gaignat Sale of 1768. For a pair of related Japanese leaping carp with swirling wave bases see : Porcelain for Palaces, The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650 - 1750 (Various authors, The Oriental Ceramic Society,1990. ISBN 0-903421-24-0) page 189. For a Chelsea porcelain vase of leaping form dated to c.1760-1765 see : Porcelain for Palaces, The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650 - 1750 (Various authors, The Oriental Ceramic Society,1990. ISBN 0-903421-24-0) page 286, plate 341. For two Japanese porcelain carp of this form and size from a French private collection dated to c.1700-1720 see : Kakiemon, Une Europe Sous L`Influence Du Japon A Travers La Porcelaine Aux 17eme Et 18eme Siecles Collections Privees (Vincent L`Herrou,Tomate & Risson, undated c.2006) page 60. Another Japanese porcelain carp of this model dated to mid-18th century is in the Ashmolean Museum, see : Japanese Export Porcelain, Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oliver Impey, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam,2002. ISBN 90-74822-16-9) page 238, plate 417. The catalogue illustrates a sketch of a similar leaping carp, but on a rockwork base, by St Aubin on an auction catalogue from the Gaignat Sale of 1768. For a pair of related Japanese leaping carp with swirling wave bases see : Porcelain for Palaces, The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650 - 1750 (Various authors, The Oriental Ceramic Society,1990. ISBN 0-903421-24-0) page 189. For a Chelsea porcelain vase of leaping form dated to c.1760-1765 see : Porcelain for Palaces, The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650 - 1750 (Various authors, The Oriental Ceramic Society,1990. ISBN 0-903421-24-0) page 286, plate 341. For two Japanese porcelain carp of this form and size from a French private collection dated to c.1700-1720 see : Kakiemon, Une Europe Sous L`Influence Du Japon A Travers La Porcelaine Aux 17eme Et 18eme Siecles Collections Privees (Vincent L`Herrou,Tomate & Risson, undated c.2006) page 60. Another Japanese porcelain carp of this model dated to mid-18th century is in the Ashmolean Museum, see : Japanese Export Porcelain, Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oliver Impey, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam,2002. ISBN 90-74822-16-9) page 238, plate 417. The catalogue illustrates a sketch of a similar leaping carp, but on a rockwork base, by St Aubin on an auction catalogue from the Gaignat Sale of 1768. For a pair of related Japanese leaping carp with swirling wave bases see : Porcelain for Palaces, The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650 - 1750 (Various authors, The Oriental Ceramic Society,1990. ISBN 0-903421-24-0) page 189. For a Chelsea porcelain vase of leaping form dated to c.1760-1765 see : Porcelain for Palaces, The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650 - 1750 (Various authors, The Oriental Ceramic Society,1990. ISBN 0-903421-24-0) page 286, plate 341.
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